Review article

Traditional Building of Rural Structures in Podravina

Petra Somek ; Meridijani, Samobor, Croatia

Abstract

The builders of traditional houses and farm buildings were often themselves members of the family or semiskilled peasants accustomed to construction works. The basic features of the building trade were simplicity, modesty and sincerity of construction, the application of domestic materials and functionality. This paper describes in great detail the technology of constructing a traditional house, from setting the location, laying the foundations, wooden construction, wattle-and-daub walls, toconstructing ceilings, attics and straw-covered roof trusses. It also contains the local, Kajkavian terms for all jobs, tools and certain parts of the house. In the same way, it describes the construction of farm buildings (barns, hay-lofts, granaries, pigsties, etc.) and vineyard cottages. At the end, the paper emphasizes that the traditional manner of construction is dying out and rural architecture structures are quickly disappearing. It also mentions isolated examples of revitalizing traditional structures in Podravina.

Keywords

traditional architekture; residence house; thatched hosue; nacional tradicional heritage; vineyard cottages

Hrčak ID:

107181

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/107181

Publication date:

1.6.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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